CORTICOTROPIN

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ko ̇ r-ti-k ō - ' tr ō -p ə n

Variant: also cor · ti · co · tro · phin \ -f ə n \

Function: noun

Date: 1946

: ACTH also : a preparation of ACTH that is used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever